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. 2019 Nov 20;2019(11):CD012155. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012155.pub2

4.5. Analysis.

Comparison 4 Oral hygiene, diet and feeding practice advice versus standard care, Outcome 5 Child oral health behaviours.

Child oral health behaviours
Study Behaviour changes associated with the intervention Assessment time period Benefit in favour of intervention Benefit in favour of control
Muhoozi 2017 Quote: "The frequency of cleaning of the child's teeth at 36 months was about twice as high in the intervention as in the control group (84.3% vs 46.6%; P = 0.0001...The materials which were reportedly used in the cleaning of the child's oral cavity included toothbrush with water, clean cloth and water, stick or herbs and a finger and water. The use of toothbrush and water was reported significantly more common in the intervention group than control group...The proportion of mothers who reported giving night feeds to the children was higher in the control group than the intervention group". Intervention started when children between 6 and 8 months; children assessed at 36 months Some